More than 150 people came together to remember victims of the mass shooting at several Atlanta area massage businesses that happened nearly a year ago. Family members and leaders of the Asian American community spoke at a memorial held at an Atlanta park.
Those killed were: Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; and Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54; Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63.at Youngs Asian Massage in Cherokee County, killing four people — three of them women and two of Asian descent — at Youngs Asian Massage in Cherokee County, police said. Authorities said a fifth person was shot and wounded.
Long then drove to Atlanta, where he shot and killed three women at Gold Spa before crossing the street to Aromatherapy Spa and killing another woman, according to authorities. All of the Atlanta victims were of Asian descent. Authorities said at the time that Long had asserted his actions were not racially motivated and were instead prompted by a “sex addiction,” whichpleaded guilty to murder and other charges for those he killed in Cherokee County and was sentenced to life without paroleLong, 22, still faces charges, including murder, in the Atlanta killings, where the Fulton County district attorney is seeking the death penalty.
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